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WBJEE · Physics · Kinetic Theory of Gases

The rms speed of oxygen is \(v\) at a particular temperature. If the temperature is doubled and oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms, the rms speed becomes

  1. A v
  2. B \(\sqrt{2} v\)
  3. C \(2v\)
  4. D \(4 v\)
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(C) \(2v\)

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As the rms speed is given by \[ \begin{aligned} & v_{\text {rms }}=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}}{V_{\text {ms }}} \propto \sqrt{\frac{T}{M}} \end{aligned} \] When temperature is doubled and molecules dissociates into atoms, then…